Review: “The Prince of Egypt”
With so much hype surrounding this biblical epic, the big question is will it live up to it? The answer is both yes and...
Review: “Lawrence of Arabia”
Considered one of the greatest films ever made, certainly one of the biggest epics of all time, the tale of the controversial T.E. Lawrence...
Review: “Superman (1978)”
Superhero movies range far and wide with differing levels of success, but the story hardest to tell on the big screen from that genre...
Review: “Vanilla Sky”
Much like "What Dreams May Come" and "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" - a combination of various successful players/styles has resulted in a nice looking art...
Review: “Lantana”
The Aussie film scoring a ton of awards is most certainly an adult-oriented flick in terms of story, in fact not many people under...
Review: “King Kong”
There's an old joke about a 500-pound gorilla sitting anywhere he wants to that suitably applies to the leading monkey of "King Kong", and...
Emily Mortimer for “Match Point”
Britain's Emily Mortimer cannot believe the year she's had working with two of the world's most enduring cinema icons: Woody Allen in his melodramatic...
Review: “X-Men”
The live-action superhero film genre has earned a rather notorious reputation for producing some stinkers. The first "Batman" film was excellent but the...
Review: “Star Trek: Nemesis”
The old curse theory that only the even-numbered Trek movies are the good ones has been left barren by this - Khan, Undiscovered Country...
Review: “Maid in Manhattan”
Hollywood's latest fairytale cinematic romance is a somewhat dated comedy of class & manners but thanks to the chemistry of its stars it manages...
Jennifer Aniston for “Rumor Has It”
It may be the end of a rough year for former Friends sitar Jennifer Aniston, first with her much publicised split from Brad Pitt,...
Review: “Something’s Gotta Give”
I'm not sure who Nancy Meyers is paying to cut her trailers but it should be more as with both "What Women Want" and...
Review: “The Majestic”
Contrived like you wouldn't believe, "The Majestic" is an attempt to do a modern day recreation of the famed Frank Capra movies of...
Review: “Star Trek: Insurrection”
With the exception of the last film "Nemesis", the famous "Trek curse" has proven to be accurate. That curse being that all the odd-numbered...
Uma Thurman for “Paycheck”
Uma Thurman appeared in a good morning while in town promoting her latest film, Paycheck. While clearly reticent to discuss her recent separation from...
Review: “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou”
Whilst bearing some relation in tone to his previous flick - 2001's "The Royal Tenenbaums", Wes Anderson's new feature feels like its taken two...
Review: “Proof of Life”
In 1995 Taylor Hackford helmed what I consider the worst Stephen King adaptation yet - the god awfully boring "Dolores Claiborne". Yet funnily enough...
Susan Stroman for “The Producers”
Susan Stroman is an award-winning choreography and director whose Broadway hit The Producers scooped the Tony Awards and revitalised the Broadway theatre. Now, she...
Review: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”
New Line has "Lord of the Rings", Warner Bros. has "Harry Potter", and now Disney makes its valiant attempt to kickstart a major fantasy...
Review: “Memoirs of a Geisha”
No matter how much one may beatify things, sometimes a rose is merely a rose. Similarly "Memoirs of a Geisha", no matter that its...
Review: “Brokeback Mountain”
It may be breaking new ground in terms of how some audiences react to it, but Director Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" itself is at...
Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton for “The Family Stone”
Sarah Jessica Parker may have risen to stardom as one Carrie Bradshaw in the award-winning Sex and the City, but the actress proves her...
Review: “Magnolia”
In the end like I said this is a soap opera. The kind of movie you watch when you're feeling down because it will...
Review: “Dungeons and Dragons”
Long ago in a land of magic, some very beautiful CG vistas and a rocket paced action finale couldn't help save the soul of...
Review: “Blade: Trinity”
Genre fans are firmly divided over which of the first two "Blade" movies they prefer. Some like Stephen Norrington's "Blade", a gothic thriller which...
Naomi Watts for “King Kong”
Thirteen years after they first met in Australia, Naomi Watts has finally fulfilled the dream she was idealistically pursuing back then. Now, in the...
Ang Lee for “Brokeback Mountain”
A New York-based, Taiwan-born independent producer, director and screenwriter, Ang Lee gained international attention with his second feature, "The Wedding Banquet" (1993), whcih became...
Heath Ledger for “Brokeback Mountain”
If 2004 was 'The Year of the Law' (Jude Law that is) 2005 is 'The Year of the Ledger' it would seem. After...
Sienna Miller for “Casanova”
Sporting a short cropped blonde look for a new film role, 23-year old British actress and co-star of the period comedy Casanova, Sienna Miller,...
Review: “Equilibrium”
Slickly made but somewhat derivative, "Equilibrium" many assume will be some Phillip K. Dick adaptation ala "Minority Report" or "Impostor" and thankfully its more...